Language Requirements
Qualification Requirements
In addition to fulfilling Mason's admission requirements for graduate study, applicants should:
Have a baccalaureate degree in engineering or the sciences from an accredited program with a reputation for high academic standards and an earned GPA of 3.3 or better in their highest-level engineering-related credits.
Provide three letters of recommendation, preferably from academic references or references in industry or government who are familiar with the applicant's aptitude for research.
Provide a resume and detailed statement of career goals and professional aspirations, including why they want to study at Mason, and two faculty with whom they want to work.
Demonstrate interest in combining engineering and the natural sciences with discovery and application in the life science, i.e., via a degree which reflects the desired combination (such as bioengineering, biomedical engineering, biophysics), a degree in engineering or the natural sciences which includes coursework in life sciences, a degree in biology which includes coursework in mathematics, physics, or engineering, a project or research experience with combined complementary expertise.
IELTS - 6.5 total band score
TOEFL iBT - 80 or higher, no section minimum
A minimum 3.00 GPA on a 4.00 scale in baccalaureate study.